Director of Development

Overview

Location:

Most work may be carried out remotely, but some in-person attendance at Hunger Free America’s New York City headquarters and at on-site events in New York City and elsewhere in the nation at least a few times per year will be required.

Team:
Development

Work Type:
Full-Time

Salary Range: $105,000-$115,000 annually, depending on experience

Job Description:

Hunger Free America is a dynamic, growing, and highly effective nonprofit organization seeking a Director of Development to play a key role helping us make history by enacting the public policies and programs nationwide needed to eventually entirely end U.S. hunger. The Nation magazine has called us “one of the leading direct service and advocacy organizations on hunger and poverty” in the United States.

This is a full-time position that reports directly to the CEO. This position will usually require 35-40 hours of work per week and is ineligible for overtime payments.

• Design and implement all development and fundraising activities of the organization to increase donations from both unrestricted and restricted sources.
• Manage all institutional and individual fundraising, including raising funds from government agencies, foundations, corporations, small and medium donors, major gifts, direct mail and digital donations, and events.
• Directly manage the work of a full-time Grant Associate, a full-time Ameri Corps VISTA national service participant, and a part-time Administrative Assistant.
• Work with the Administrative Assistant, the Grants Associate, and the Hunger Free America Data Department to ensure that all data in our grants management system and our donor database are consistently accurate and up-to-date.
• Coordinate donor acknowledgements and consistent stewardship.
• Increase direct donations from high-net-worth individuals.
• Identify, research, write, pitch, and submit foundation, corporate, and government funding proposals.
• Work collaboratively with Hunger Free America’s program directors and Finance Department to develop financial and programmatic progress reports to funders; this position will have ultimate responsibility for the submission of timely and accurate programmatic and fiscal reports to funders.
• Collaborate with the Strategic Volunteerism department to integrate strategic volunteerism with fundraising, including designing innovative events that can improve volunteer-donor engagement and increase funding from corporate volunteer programs.
• Collaborate with Hunger Free America’s Communications team to increase social marketing partnerships with companies and brands; improve online promotional materials for fundraising; and increase major gifts and mid- and small-size donations.
• Guide Board Members and Associate Board members to design and execute fundraising events, and to curate strategic partnership leads with other organizations.
• Advise the CEO and Board of Directors on how to fully integrate development priorities with the remainder of HFA’s strategic plan.
• Other duties as assigned.

• A minimum of five years of relevant, successful professional nonprofit development experience conducting both individual and institutional fundraising.
• Successful fundraising track record and comfort in asking individuals, organizations, and institutions for money. Direct experience in grant writing, grant management, individual donor solicitation, and donor relations is required.
• Bachelor’s degree required. A related graduate or professional degree is a plus.
• A demonstrated commitment to Hunger Free America’s mission to end hunger nationwide; knowledge of hunger/poverty issues is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to write concretely and persuasively with short deadlines; strong proofreading skills.
• Willingness to combine hands-on work with providing strategic guidance to leadership.
• Proven ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders; work independently and within multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience developing and managing a nonprofit board and supporting board members to maximize engagement.
• Stellar organizational multitasking skills and ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Experience with…